Arsenal lost to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final (Picture: Getty)Ally McCoist has advised Mikel Arteta to drop Bukayo Saka after Arsenal’s Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City. Arsenal were unable to respond to O’Reilly’s quickfire brace as Pep Guardiola clinched a record fifth Carabao Cup trophy and ended his rivals’ quadruple dream. While Arsenal left Wembley disappointed, they are still on the verge of a brilliant season under Arteta, leading the Premier League title race by nine points. McCoist believes ‘fantastic player’ Saka will rediscover his form but says some time out of the team could ‘benefit’ Arsenal, with ex-Chelsea winger Noni Madueke waiting in the wings. Arrow MORE: Rodri reveals the Arsenal weakness Man City ‘detected’ and sends title race warningArrow MORE: Tim Sherwood ‘shocked’ England have called up Arsenal star ahead of Trent Alexander-ArnoldArrow MORE: Ray Parlour says Arsenal star ‘didn’t get a kick’ in Carabao Cup final loss to Man City

Source: Metro March 23, 2026 17:06 UTC